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Ratings: X Factor Finale Drops, But Wins Night

The X Factor Season 2 finale topped Thursday, but dropped significantly from last year.The two-hour closer averaged 9.6 million viewers and a 3.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down 18 percent from the inaugural finale last December. However, the Fox series posted ...

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Joyce Eng

The X Factor Season 2 finale topped Thursday, but dropped significantly from last year.
The two-hour closer averaged 9.6 million viewers and a 3.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down 18 percent from the inaugural finale last December. However, the Fox series posted its best numbers in two months.

Best of 2012: Top TV moments of the year

ABC's CMA Country Christmas (7.3 million, 1.5) was down from last year's special, while NBC's A White House Christmas (8.4 million, 1.6) out-performed its usual comedies in both measures. Rock Center with Brian Williams(3.5 million, 0.8) dipped a tenth.8 p.m.
CBS:
The Big Bang Theory (R) 10.9 million (2.8); Two and a Half Men(R) 8.7 million (2.3)ABC: I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown 5.1 million (1.4)Fox: The X Factor 9.6 million (3.1) [8-10 p.m.] NBC: A White House Christmas 8.4 million (1.6)CW: The Vampire Diaries(R) 980,000 (0.3)9 p.m.
CBS:
Person of Interest (R) 9.4 million (1.7)
ABC: CMA Country Christmas 7.3 million (1.5) [9-11 p.m.]NBC: The Office (R) 3.1 million (1.0); Parks and Recreation(R) 2.1 million (0.8)CW: Beauty and the Beast (R) 880,000 (0.3)10 p.m.
CBS:
Elementary (R) 6.7 million (1.3)NBC: Rock Center with Brian Williams3.5 million (0.8)